Plane Crash List

Aviation accidents in 1987

The NTSB database holds 2,774 accidents and incidents in 1987, recorded between 1987. 496 of them were fatal (18%), and 1,195 people died.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Cessna 150 and Piper PA-28.

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Bahamas.

105 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 510 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

2,774
Records
496
Fatal
1,195
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1987
Period
Show these on the map 2,669 of 2,774 can be placed (510 approximate)

All 2,774 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
25 Apr 1987 Frimelt Werner Moni 164
N189L
Lake Riverside, California, United States
not on the map
- Serious injuries -
25 Apr 1987 Bell 47G-2
N202CH
Rolling Fork, Mississippi, United States Bills Air Service No injuries -
25 Apr 1987 Cessna 172P
N129ER
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
approximate position
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UNI. No injuries -
25 Apr 1987 Piper J-3
N25863
Miami, Florida, United States Paulkonsky No injuries -
25 Apr 1987 Stinson 108
N9119K
Rumford Point, Maine, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
25 Apr 1987 Piper PA-28-180
N7726W
W.mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
25 Apr 1987 Spartan 7W
N13PH
Sumter, South Carolina, United States Thomas P. Hartness No injuries -
25 Apr 1987 Taylorcraft F21 TC
N2005C
Boulder, Colorado, United States
approximate position
Boulder Aviation Serious injuries -
25 Apr 1987 Cessna 172N
N1935F
Ritter Butte, Oregon, United States BOB Tuning Minor injuries -
24 Apr 1987 Cessna 172XP
N5093V
Superior, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
24 Apr 1987 Forney ERCOUPE
N7515C
Omaha, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
24 Apr 1987 Aero Commander A-9B
N2755V
Wood, South Dakota, United States Oscar B. Thoreson Minor injuries -
24 Apr 1987 Rockwell S2R
N4194X
Imperial, California, United States - No injuries -
24 Apr 1987 Cessna T210L
N4637Q
Lufkin, Texas, United States Richard D.moniece Serious injuries -
24 Apr 1987 Champion 7ECA
N9597S
Theodore River, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
23 Apr 1987 Sikorsky S-55B
N414A
De Quincy, Louisiana, United States
approximate position
Dennis W. Rogers Serious injuries -
23 Apr 1987 Eagle DW-1
N8802B
Lincoln, Kansas, United States Olson Flying Service No injuries -
23 Apr 1987 Cessna 172E
N3777S
Moorhead, Iowa, United States - No injuries -
23 Apr 1987 Cessna 172G
N1107F
Houston, Texas, United States Bernard C. Snock No injuries -
23 Apr 1987 Schweizer SGS2-33
N11468
Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States Honolulu Soaring Club, Inc. Serious injuries -
23 Apr 1987 Cessna 172P
N54978
Huntingtonbeach, California, United States - No injuries -
23 Apr 1987 Cessna 152
N49832
Arcadoa, Florida, United States
not on the map
American Aircraft No injuries -
22 Apr 1987 Air Tractor AT301
N4346S
Atmore, Alabama, United States
approximate position
Billy R. Parker Serious injuries -
22 Apr 1987 Cessna TU206B
N3835G
Temecula, California, United States
approximate position
American Arial Services Minor injuries -
22 Apr 1987 Beechcraft 35-A33
N573T
Novato, California, United States Ryan, Thomas J. No injuries -
22 Apr 1987 Air Tractor AT301
N3652B
Dundee, Mississippi, United States Eugene M. Bobo No injuries -
22 Apr 1987 Taylorcraft DCO-65
N58032
Sanford, Maine, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
22 Apr 1987 McLane MONI
N329RM
Hillsboro, Ohio, United States - Minor injuries -
22 Apr 1987 Cessna 150L
N21922
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States Clifford Mitchell Minor injuries -
22 Apr 1987 Bell B-206-1
N79RR
Youngstown, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
21 Apr 1987 Cessna 150
N704UU
West Memphis, Arkansas, United States Eric Mingledorff No injuries -
21 Apr 1987 Cessna 182C
N9069T
Conde, South Dakota, United States - No injuries -
21 Apr 1987 Cessna 150J
N60282
Longmont, Colorado, United States Tri-County Flight School No injuries -
21 Apr 1987 Beechcraft D55
N413S
Cameron, Louisiana, United States Industrial Helicopters No injuries -
21 Apr 1987 Beechcraft A23-19
N2370W
Huron, Ohio, United States - Minor injuries -
21 Apr 1987 Bell UH-1B
N46884
Clarksville, Tennessee, United States - Serious injuries -
21 Apr 1987 Cessna R182
N5496T
Owensboro, Kentucky, United States - No injuries -
21 Apr 1987 Bell UH-1B
N88987
Bay Minette, Alabama, United States Pacific Helicopter, Inc. No injuries -
21 Apr 1987 Dornier DO-228-201
N232RP
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
21 Apr 1987 Piper PA-23
N3231P
Craig, Colorado, United States - Serious injuries -
20 Apr 1987 Piper PA-32-260
N5593J
Byron Center, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
20 Apr 1987 Thorp T-18
N218HW
Bowling Green, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
20 Apr 1987 Bell 222U
N222HX
Oxford, Mississippi, United States Memphis Medical Center No injuries -
20 Apr 1987 Cessna TR182
N9145R
Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States - No injuries -
20 Apr 1987 Short Brothers SC7
N20DA
Denver, Colorado, United States Capitol Aviation, Inc. Minor injuries -
20 Apr 1987 Piper PA-24-250
N5596P
Catalina, California, United States - Minor injuries -
20 Apr 1987 Cessna P210N II
N6509P
Tucson, Arizona, United States Morgan, Kenneth L. Minor injuries -
20 Apr 1987 Cessna 310Q
N69628
Lower Lake, California, United States - No injuries -
20 Apr 1987 Cessna 172M
N73614
Hawthorne, California, United States - No injuries -
20 Apr 1987 Cessna 150J
N60696
Waverly, Tennessee, United States James W.sanders No injuries -